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Topic: Previews & reviews
Employees first, customers second
“Upside down engagement – transparency or smoke and mirrors?” asks Cricket Development Director Louise Barfield… Continue reading
Louise was reflecting on the Wall Street Journal Europe review of Vineet Nayar's book. She asks: Is this the way forward? How do you see this working in practice in your sectors?
Indy's reply: I certainly believe something like this is the future of ...MORE >
Sideways glance: Kings Place and eBay
A coherent strategy is one that selects not simply what is included, but also, what to exclude. This applies for the box office and the boardroom. Continue reading
Last week London’s newest arts centre Kings Place opened, and the FT’s Andrew Clark made it to the inaugural five-day festival. Here’s how Clark puts the venue on the map: “[T]he significance of Kings Place lies in the way its design reflects its ...MORE >
Television writer as Master Storyteller
The man who magicked Dr Who back into existence is “the Scheherazade of Cardiff Bay,” according to Veronica Horwell in the Saturday Guardian. Continue reading
Howell is reviewing Doctor Who: The Writer’s Tale, 512 pages of emails and texts flying between Davies and a confidant named Benjamin Cook.
Here’s what Howell says of Davies: “He’s making this up as he goes along. He can’t stop the narrative. He keeps ...MORE >
The actor’s “as if” in turbulent times
Management guru Stefan Stern meticulously recalls a screen performance by the late great actor Paul Newman. Continue reading
FT Weekend reprints Stefan Stern's eulogy blog to Newman. It's great to see how Stern notates Newman's deft performance of David Mamet's script for the Sidney Lumet 1982 film The Verdict. Click here to read the blog.
To add: The speech works on another level. In speaking of ...MORE >
Crumb trail
“Design is the most faithful encapsulation of the politics, economics and fears and desires of a moment,” Edwin Heathcote affirms. Continue reading
Reviewing the Cold War Modern exhibition at the V&A, Heathcote writes: “Design is too often presented as a succession of iconic chairs; but here it is exposed for what it is, the most faithful encapsulation of the politics, economics and fears and desires ...MORE >